My Friend (Jacques Houdek song)
2017 song by Jacques Houdek
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"My Friend" is a song performed by Croatian singer Jacques Houdek. The song represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. It was released as a digital download on 2 March 2017, and is the first Croatian entry to contain lyrics in the Italian language.[1][2] Houdek alternates between singing in Italian using his chest register and in English using his head and falsetto registers.
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| Single by Jacques Houdek | ||||
| Released | 2 March 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Operatic pop | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
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| "My Friend" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry | ||||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 8th | |||
| Semi-final points | 141 | |||
| Final result | 13th | |||
| Final points | 128 | |||
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| ◄ "Lighthouse" (2016) | ||||
| "Crazy" (2018) ► | ||||
Eurovision Song Contest
On 17 February 2017, Houdek was announced as the Croatian entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.[2] On 20 February, it was confirmed that the song he'd be singing was called "My Friend".[3] The song was later released on 2 March.[4] Croatia competed in the second half of the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest.[5][6]
Track listing
Charts
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Worldwide | 2 March 2017 | Digital download | Croatia Records | [10] |
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